NNWN / Patna, 2017-08-17
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged swindling of government money to the tune of over Rs 950 crore by Bhagalpur based non-governmental organisation (NGO). A deciision to this effect was taken by...

NNWN / Dodoma, Tanzania, 2017-08-17
Leading Elephant Conservationist Wayne Lotter was shot dead in Tanzania on Wednesday evening by an unidentified gunman. Lotter was 51. His death has shocked the international wildlife conservationists community. Lotter, Director of PAMS Foundation, was shot on Wednesday evening in the...

NNWN / Islamabad, 2017-08-17
Nobel Laureate Malala Yousufzai is all set to join the World's most prestigious Oxford University for college education. The youngest UN Messenger of Peace Yousufzai is certainly excited about it and she shared her excitement on her twitter account. Malala Yousufzai who...

NNWN / Lucknow, 2017-08-14
National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to UP Government calling for a detailed report in the matter of several deaths of children in the BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur. The NHRC issuing a notice to state Chief Secretary also sought details...

NNWN / New Delhi, 2017-08-10
National Mission for Clean GangaNational Mission for Clean Ganga has approved ten projects in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh to the tune of about Rs 2,033 crore. Eight of the ten projects pertain to sewage infrastructure and treatment, one to...

NNWN/ Lucknow, 2017-08-08
A high level meeting of Lohia Trust was held in Lucknow on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav and his brother Shivpal but Akhilesh Yadav did not attend. However, Shivpal said, "Everyone was informed. They must be...

NNWN / New Delhi, 2017-08-08
For Widows of Vrindavan, it was certainly an occasion to remember for the years to come. These widows tied rakhi on the wrist of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Prime Minister Modi greeted the nation on the...

NNWN / New Delhi, 2017-08-08
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recently rolled out second phase of measles-rubella ( MR) vaccination campaign India to eliminate measles and control rubella/congenital rubella syndrome by 2020. States and Union territories scheduled to be covered under the campaign are...

NNWN / Vrindavan, 2017-08-06
Like others, elderly widows from Vrindavan Ashram are eager to tie rakhi to their brother, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Monday. Widows , being looked after by the leading NGO, Sulabh International have made rachis for...

NNWN/ New Delhi, 2017-08-06
The Network And Alliance for Non-profit Activities & Knowledge (NANAK) recently launched a unique initiative ”Shakti Abhivyakti" in the Capital. The purpose of the Shakti Abhivyakti is to bridge the gaps between rural –urban, gender, class divides and opportunity gaps. This platform...

NNWN / Gurgram, Haryana, 2107-08-05
Do you know what women and girls of Donald Trump village intend to gift him on Rakhi? The village, coined after the name of US President Donald Trump shot into the international fame after an NGO, Sulabh International Social Service Organisation...

NNWN / New Delhi, 2017-08-01
About 6,000 NGOs have been served show cause notices for not submitting annual returns for various Financial Years for the period 2010-11 to 2015-16. Under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act( FCRA), The details of these NGOs is available on the official...

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Record production of food grains in 2016-17:Radha Mohan Singh

NNWN/ New Delhi, 2017-07-14

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh said that there has been a record production of food grains in 2016-17 and all previous records were broken.Singh said as per the Third Advance Estimates food grain production in the country has increased to 273 MT in 2016-17, oil seeds to 32.5 MT, and sugarcane to 306 MT. Fruits and Vegetable production has increased to 287 MTs, according to the Second Advance Estimate. He was speaking at the National Summit on Smart Agriculture Marketing Solutions to Double the Farmers Income organised in Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry FICCI in Delhi on Friday.

The Supreme Court's green bench has transferred a bunch of cases, pending before it for over the years, to three different authorities for decision. These cases relate to national parks/wildlife sanctuaries, wood based industries and exemption from the payment of the Net Present Value( NPV).…

Right to Information ( RTI) has become the tool in the hands of aam admi to seek information from the government on expenditure and other issues. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government departments should keep in mind three ‘T’s -- timeliness, transparency…

A Geneva-based nongovernmental organization has accused Russia of providing the Syrian regime with new types of cluster bombs that end up killing large numbers of civilians. The NGO, Cluster Munition Coalition ( CCMC) Director Megan Burke told, Anadolu agency, news agency on Tuesdy that it is…

Good news for lung cancer patients. US authorities have approved a “breakthrough” to treat advanced non small cell lung cancer. The drug called Keytruda (pembrolizumab) was tested on approximately 500 patients with non-small cell lung cancer. With this development, patients suffering from lung cancer can heave a…

It must have come as a setback for hundreds of vendors and cab operators in Rohtang pass area, as the circuit bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Himachal High court decided not to give any reprieve to its existing order on hundreds of vendors, cab…

Union health ministry has issued a notification enhancing pictorial health warning on packages of tobacco products. The warnings will become bigger from April 1, 2016. The notification issued on Tuesday by the Health Ministry said that all tobacco products will carry warnings covering 85 per…

In an attempt to go green on highways, the government has released the green highways policy, 2015. As per the policy, developers will have to invest one percent of their total project cost in a corpus fund for roadside plantations. The fund is expected to…

It’s a warning for women in India. They are at risk of suffering cardiovascular diseases if they do not take care of themselves. This warning has come from the World Health Organisation which said that cardiovascular diseases among Indian women under “ under-recognised” and remain…

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Sunday appealed world leaders to give priority to child-related Sustainable Development Goals in their national legislation. He however warned that the international community will "fail" to accomplish most of the goals if child labour and violence against children continues. In…

A day after UN members adopted the sustainable development goals which are set to replace millennium development goals, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Saturday that Beijing will establish an assistance fund with an initial pledge of 2 billion US dolllars to help developing countries…

Behrampur police on Friday arrested an NGO chief for allegedly collecting money for registration of women self-help groups (SHG) in several places of Ganjam district and arranging bank loans for them under Odisha Rural Livelihood Mission (ORLM). He was identified as Mangulu Behera based at…